HAMILTON, Cornelius Springer, a Representative from Ohio; born in Gratiot, Muskingum County, Ohio,
January 2, 1821; attended the common schools and Granville (Ohio) College;
moved with his parents to Union County in 1839; engaged in agricultural
pursuits with his father; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1845 and
commenced practice in Marysville, Ohio; land appraiser and assessor in 1845;
delegate to the State constitutional convention 1850-1851; editor and
proprietor of the Marysville Tribune 1850-1853; member of the State senate in
1856 and 1857; appointed by President Lincoln assessor of the eighth
congressional district of Ohio in 1862 and served until 1866; elected as a
Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from March 4, 1867, until killed
by an insane son in Marysville, Union County, Ohio, December 22, 1867;
interment in Oakdale Cemetery.